Analysis of Research Activity Among Ophthalmology Fellows.

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Epub Date: 2024-03-03 DOI:10.1080/08820538.2024.2324459

Victoria Vought, Rita Vought, Ava Herzog, Sahas Narain, Eric D Donnenfeld

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Abstract

Purpose: The academic success of ophthalmology fellows may be significantly impacted by their research engagement. Evaluating the research activity of fellows by subspecialty may provide insight into trends useful for prospective applicants. The objective of this study was to assess the research activity of ophthalmology fellows in the year 2023.

Methods: Ophthalmology fellowship programs were compiled using the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery websites. Program subspecialties were categorized as: Cornea and External Disease [CED]; Cornea, External Disease, and Refractive Surgery [CEDRS]; Glaucoma; Medical Retina [MR]; Neuro-Ophthalmology [NO]; Oculoplastics; Pediatric Ophthalmology [PO]; Surgical Retina [SR]; Uveitis; and Other. "Other" consisted of Oncology, Pathology, combined Oncology and Pathology fellowships. We identified current fellows using publicly available online information. Programs and fellows that did not have information available were excluded. Total publications, Hirsch index (h-index), and weighted-relative citation ration (w-RCR) were utilized as measures of research output, while total citations and mean-RCR (m-RCR) served as proxies for research impact. Duration of publishing was calculated using the years of the oldest and most recent publications. Statistical analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis H tests with an alpha value of .05.

Results: A total of 373 fellows from 229 programs met our inclusion criteria. More than half of fellows were men (54.4%), and the most common degree type was MD (93.0%). Across all subspecialties, the median h-index was 3.0 (IQR = 4), m-RCR was .9 (IQR = 1.2) and w-RCR was 3.2 (IQR = 9.8). The median number of publications was six (IQR = 10, with 34 citations (IQR = 110) and 4 years of publishing (IQR = 6). We observed significant differences in h-index (p = .038), total publications (p < .001), and w-RCR (p = .028) by subspecialty.

Conclusion: We observed significant differences in research output, but no differences in research impact by subspecialty. Overall, Uveitis and Oculoplastics fellows had higher research activity, while Medical Retina and Other fellows had the lowest. This data is pertinent to better understand the landscape of ophthalmology fellowship applications.

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眼科研究员的研究活动分析。

目的：眼科研究员的学术成就可能会受到其研究参与度的显著影响。按亚专科评估研究员的研究活动可为潜在申请人提供有用的趋势见解。本研究旨在评估 2023 年眼科研究员的研究活动：通过眼科大学教授协会（Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology）和美国眼科整形外科学会（American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery）的网站对眼科研究员项目进行了汇总。项目的亚专业分类如下角膜和外部疾病[CED]；角膜、外部疾病和屈光手术[CEDRS]；青光眼；内科视网膜[MR]；神经眼科[NO]；眼部整形；小儿眼科[PO]；外科视网膜[SR]；葡萄膜炎；以及其他。"其他 "包括肿瘤学、病理学、肿瘤学和病理学联合研究金。我们通过公开的在线信息确定了目前的研究员。没有相关信息的项目和研究员将被排除在外。总发表量、赫希指数（h-index）和加权相对引用率（w-RCR）被用来衡量研究成果，而总引用量和平均引用率（m-RCR）则被用来衡量研究影响力。发表论文的时间则以最长和最近发表论文的年份来计算。统计分析采用 Kruskal-Wallis H 检验，α 值为 .05：共有来自 229 个项目的 373 名研究员符合我们的纳入标准。超过半数的研究员为男性（54.4%），最常见的学位类型为医学博士（93.0%）。在所有亚专科中，h指数中位数为3.0（IQR = 4），m-RCR为0.9（IQR = 1.2），w-RCR为3.2（IQR = 9.8）。发表论文的中位数为 6 篇（IQR = 10），引用次数为 34 次（IQR = 110），发表时间为 4 年（IQR = 6）。我们观察到各亚专科在 h 指数（p = .038）和论文总数（p p = .028）方面存在明显差异：结论：我们观察到各亚专科在研究成果方面存在明显差异，但在研究影响力方面没有差异。总体而言，葡萄膜炎和眼部整形研究员的研究活动较多，而医学视网膜和其他研究员的研究活动最少。这些数据有助于更好地了解眼科研究员的申请情况。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

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